Automobile-fender.



A. MURCH.

AUTOMOBILE FENDER.

APPLICATION men AUG-21.1915.

Patented Feb. 15, 1916.

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aim 041 UNYEED STATES PATENT @FFICE ALFRED B/lURCi-I, F FITCHBURG. MASSACHUSETTS.

AUTODIOBILE-FENDER.

Application filed August 21, 1915.

To ail whom it may concern Be it known that I, ALF-RED Minion, a citizen of the United States, residing at West Fitchbur in the county of lVorcert1. .1 tar and State of Massachusetts, have in' vented new and useful Improvements in Antoniobile-Fenders, of which the tolloiw ing is a specification.

'lhis invention relates to fenders especiallyadapted for use on automobiles, the

'A further object of the invention is to provide a resistance spring which will act to cushion the tilting movement of the lien- .der when subjected to impact or cimtact with a person or object. I r

VlIith the above and other ('ibjects in View, the invention. consists in thenovel construc- :tion, combination and arrangement of parts, lies-herein described, illustrateo and claimed.

n the .accom panying ,draw-ings z-Figure Sj-a' plan Iview-of the forward portion of bowing the fender in its ap- "Fig, 2' is a view dpartly in seei 3, is n plan view (le lperspective View guides and braces. 1 through the front jthereof F g 4 of one of the I IS a cross se ende'r supporting bars i v ew takenfat right anlfor: fastening thereto. 5'' Fi rting bars of the fcndei l, the same being arranged at a suitahle istancc apart governed by the irheelsQ an-tl fenders 3 of'the machine in eonnection with which the fender is used. The means for attaching each of the fender supportingbars to tbe front axle is illus 'trated in Figs. 5 and G illWlllCll 4 desig nates the front axle of the automobile. be-

neath which the adjacent bar 1 passes. said bar being formed in its upper edge with a Specification of Letters Patent.

object in view being to produce an effective,

. i isle? of an automobile jshow-1 ng the ineans' Patented Feb. 15, 1916.

Serial No. 46,868.

notch 5 to partially receive the axle e as clearly indicated in Fig. Several notches 5 may be pri'n'iderl to enable the fender supporting bars'to be adjusted in a fore and aft direction. 4 Y

The parts 1 and 4 are firmly and fixedly connected together by means of a two-part split block comprising a lower member 6 and an upper member 7, said members 6 and 7 being formed in their meeting faces with notches to receive the axle 4 and being firmly fastened together in clamped relation to the bar 1 by means of screws or" bolts 8. The supporting bars '1 extend considerably in advance of the front wheels 2 of the machine and upon the forward extremities. thereof is pivotally 'mounted the frame of the fender or scoop which is designated generally at A, the body of the fender being shown as c'on'iprising the oppo sitely arranged side bars 9 as SllQWIl at 10 to enable the forward portion of the fender to extend in front of the wheels 2 and form the guards therefor.

which are offset The bars 9 are connected at their forward extremities by the front impact bar 11 and are connected in rear of said bar 11 by any desired number of slats l2. Extending from the front bar 12 to-the rear bar 13 of the fender frame are stringers 14 to which the slats 12 are fastened in any suitable Way, the forward portions of the outside stringers 14 being deflected outwardly-so as to diverge from each other as shown in Fig. 3 in order to more effectiyely brace the body of the fender or scoop. v

As shown in Fig. "2, the body of the fender is formed with a rearwardly'curv-v ing upper portion 15,, an approximately central concaveo portion 16, and a forwardly inclining and slop ng lower portion 17 terminating in an upturned forward extremity or edge 18 beneath which is ar-- ranged a central shoe 19. the concavcd portion 16 of the'fender or scoop there is a spacing tube 20 of sufiicient length to fit between the supporting bars 1;

This tube 20 is rigidly fastened at intervals to the stringers i l and thus bears a rigid relation to the body of the fender. A fulgcrum bolt 21 is inserted through holes 22 in the forward extremities of the supporting barsd and also through the tube 20 andthe ends thereof are secured by means of-nuts 23. V

A cushioning spring 24 18 connected at its Just in rearof' forward extremity to the shoe l9 and at its rear extremity to a bolt 25 connecting the supporting bars 1 as shown in Fig. 1. The' spring 24 not only serves to hold the fender body A in its working or receiving position but it also acts to resist the rearward movement of the upper portion 15 of the fender upon striking a person or object thereby cushioning the blow or iurpact. Guides 26 are fastened to the fender body as shown in Fig. 2 and are formed with longitudinal slots27 by which they are adapted to em brace the supporting bars 1, the said guides g which engagepinions 29 fast on a shaft 30 of the spring 24.

which is journaled in the supporting bars l. Fast on the same shaft 30 and adjacent to each of the pinions29 is a ratchet wheel ill which is engaged by one of a pair of detents or dogs 92 fastened to a rock shaft 32' also journaled in thesupporting bars 1. At one end the shaft 32 is shown as provided with a weighted crank arm or handle 33 by means of which the detent 32 may be thrown out of engagement with thrratchet wheel 31- to enable the tender to be returned to lts reccivin position by means re' detent 32, the end refer-ably squared ceive a detachable crank 35 by t 1 ment ot which the shaft 30 may be tiirned siillieiently to relievethe.

In order to relea engagement between it and the detent 32.

The shaft 32 is then turned to a position where the detents 32 will be ma ntained. out of engagement with the ratchet wheels 31 until the spring 24 has returned the fender or scoop A to its normal position.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. In. an automobile fender, the combination with the front axle thereof, of forwardly extending fender supporting bars v seemed in fixed relation to the axle and arranged substantially parallel to each other, a fender body, a spacing tube secured in fixed relation to said fender body at'the rear thereof and bridging the space be-. tween said supporting bars, a bolt extending through said supporting imrs and tube, resilient means for yieldingly resisting the rearward movement of the upper. portion .of the fender body, and means for locking said fender body at any word movement. I

2. In an automobile tender, the coinbiinr tionwith the front axle thereoil of forwardly extending fender supporting bars secured in fixed relation to the axle and arranged substantially parallel to each other, a fender body, a spacing-tidal. secured in fixed relation to said l'cndrr body at the rear thereof and bridging the space between said supporting bars, a boltextcnding through said supporting bars and tube. rc silient means for vieldingl resisting the rearwardnioYcnu-nt of the upper porti n of the fender body, means torlo-cking said fender body at any point in the wax-ward movement. said means comprising a curved rack bar bearing a fixed rela. n to the fenderbody. a pinion on one of the fender supporting bars driven by said curved rack bar, and pawl and ratchet means for lock ing said pinion. I

3. In an automobile tendon the combination with theiront axle there f, of forwardly extci'iding fender supporting bars secured in fixed relation to the axle and arranged substantially paraliel to each othen a fender body, a spacing" tube secured in fixed relation to said fender body at the rear thereof and bridging the space oetweensaid siipporting bars, a bolt extending through said supporting bars and tube, resilient means for yieidingly resisting the rearward movement of the upper portion of the fender body. means for locking said fender body at any point in the rearwar niovement, and'eombined stops guides and point in the rear 3 "braces secured to the fender may and slottedv to straddlethe fender 'siipportingg bars.

In testimony whereof I affix my 51 gnatu lIl presenee of two witnesses.

AIIFRED Mimort lVitnesseszufi i v J \V 1mm M I Nnwcom n, Gnome Nawcmm. 

